Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-07
CLIFFORD GOES FOR GROVER.
The Delegate From Montana Reads the
Riot Act to the President.
NO NATIVES NEED APPLY.
Gossip About the Indiana Senatorial
ContCst-Serious Obstacle to the
Passage or Dawes Sioux
Reservation Biz,
The Riot Act Read to the President.

gram TO the BEE. delegate Clifford has been
Teading the riot act to President Cleveland.
lie went to the white house to urge the name
of Dakota man for q judicial office in that
territory and the president displayed some
impatience at Gifford's opportunities, at
which the latter said "You must remember,
Mr. President, that we have good men, men
pure in morals and highly qualified as to legal
ability, to fill these offices aud all offices in
this territory and majority of our people
want them in these Offices"
But l cannot appoint your citizens to
these positions" said the president because
every man in your territory who amounts to
anything is arrayed On one side or the other
of your territorial fight or is in some
corrupt transaction. They are mixed
TIP IN your quarrels and they are unit
to hold Office. 1t seems that it takes
but a few months for the people going into
Dakota to get into the meshes OF your ring
sters and to be placed beyond the pale of un-
biased citizens"
This fired up Clifford and he replied:
"Well, pou propose to disregard the voice of
the people there in choosing their officers, do
you? Now, there was Day, who wanted to
be governor Day was endorsed not only by
his party at the polls in bis candidacy agains
me, but by the people. They said they
wanted him in the Office, and yet you did not
listen to them. If we had a statehood we
should select ny popular ballot men Tor offices
whom you will not consider now and YOU,
even you, must acknowledge that for the pur
pose we have statehood now; all we lack is
the form of admission
EX-Reprcsentative Barney Caulield, of
Deadwood, now here is disappointed and
dlsgusted at the appointment made of sue
cessor to Justice Church. He thinks it is an
an insult to the intelligence and integrity of
the territory and says the presidents oblec.
tton to appointing Dakotaians to this position
Will not stand; that the very men the presi-
dent is taking from New York to fill the
Offices, according to his own statement, will
become entangled in questions before the
people of Dakota within a few months after
they enter the territory, and that therefore
there can be no possible advantage in going
elsewhere for men to fill the offices, if only
to get those who are outside Of agitatng the
questions before the people. Caulteld thinks
the truth is that the president goes to New
York for appointees because he wants to re-
ward personal friends and despairs of secur-
Ing anything in the office line tor legitimate
residents OF the territory.
SERIOUS OBSTACLE,
A serious obstacle has come in the way of
the passing in the house of the Dawes bill
opening to settlement the Sioux Indian res
the committee on Indian affairs, told Dele
gate Clifford to-day that he could not consent
to the passage OF the bill with the provision
Tor a treaty with the Indians for the right of
way to railroad through the reservation in
1t, and that 1t must be stricken out He also
objected to the provision in the bill granting
indemnity to settlers who were elected from
Grow Creek reservation by order Of Presi-
dent a a wi IN
settlers priority but not indemnify them for
losses. Clifford thinks these differences
hazards the passage of the bill very much, as
to make a conflict, but that it will pass
nevertheless. as these are the only obstruc-
tions. Wellborn is willing also to grant the
right of way to the railroad on the terms
proposed by the bill, but not allow. town sites
etc, as provided.
THE INDIANA CONTEST.
A great deal was said at the capital to-day
about the senatorial contest pending at In
dianapolis. The republicans are extremely
anxious for the reelection of General Harri-
son, and are unanimous in declaring that if
he is returned for another term it will give
him such renewed precedence as to place
him in the very foremost ranks of the leader
ship of his party.
This evenings Star has lengthy article
on the subject of the canvass, compiled by
reporters after contact with principal Indf-
anlans and others here, in the course of which
it says: Among Indianians in Washington
the opinion that the present legislature may
fail to elect a leader seems to be growing
The action of the labor members in
caucussing together it is conceded, compl-
Gates the situation very much. If the labor
men hold out, neither party will have enough
to elect. The Indiana contest is subject of
considerable interest at the capital. 1t has
been suggested that the democrats, in the
event that they cannot elect senator, might
combine to prevent an election with the
view of procuring the senator by the ap-
polntment OF the governor who is a demo-
crat, but should that policy be adopted the
remain vacant until this legislature or its
successor should elect. A precedent in the
case OF the appointment by, governor when
the legislature has neglected its duty, was es-
tablshed by the senate in the case of Sena-
tor ). 5. Phelps, of Vermont. lie was APP
pointed to the Thirty.second congress to ill
a vacency caused by the death OF William
Upham. Senator Phelps took his seat Jan.
that year the Vermont legislature re
met. 1t adjourned in December without elect
ing senator, Mr.. Phelps sat through that
congress and through special session of the
senate that was convened on the 4th of
March ensuing. In the next December he
presented himself as senator OF Vermont
for the Ihlrty-third congress and the ques.
tion of his title under the appointment OF the
governor, the legislature having failed to
elect, was referred to the judiciary commit
tee. Two reports were submitted by the com
mittee, the majority declaring that Mr..
lntlpS was entitled 10 MS Stal, lne minority
that he was not. The majority report was re-
iected and the senate declared that Mr.
Philips was not entitled to his seat. The SEN
ate then consisted of thirty-eight democrats,
twenty-five wings and two free soilers."
MUCH FEELING AROUSED.
Much feeling has been aroused by the dem
Gratis of the District of Columbia against the
policy OF President Cleveland in importing
me from New York and other states to fill
Office here and in the territories in direct re-
pudiation of the platform of the party upon
which he was elected. This outburst of in
dignatiOn arose from the appointment of j.
&. Matthews, the colOred man from Albany
\. Y, to succeed Fred Douglas as recorder
of deeds, and eliminated last night in the
adoption OF a series of resolutions by the
Columbia democratic club an organ
iZation composed of the wealthest
and most influential resident democrats
of Washington, men who have for many
years raised large sums of money to conduct
presidential campaigns for their party, and
who poured out their means unstintingly in
support of Cleveland. The resolutions de-
nOunce the presidents appointments here
and in the territories, and they have been
engrOssed and a copy forwarded to him. The
wrath of the millionaire democrats here has
been uncorked, and is being poured upon
Cleyeland's head tonight in drenching guam
titles, and he will feel its effect in way
which will put the second term bee to sleep.
MOTION WORKING AGAINST THE MEASURE.
Ex-Governor Sterling T. Morton, of Ne
IpaGlEa while in WnGhID ptpn IN ha